01/26/12

Back to work today, feeling a little better.  I took my first dose of the Enbrel tuesday.  I already feel tired and my stomach is not right, but I don't really know if I feel worse or better.  Again this medicine takes awhile to build up in your system.  I am still on the Methotrexate but he is weening me off the Prednisone.  I am down to 7.5 mgs., which is way down from the 30 mg. I was on.  I stay for 2 weeks each on 7.5mg then 2 weeks at 5mg then 2 weeks at 2.5mg, then hopefully off this medication.  Then about 6 weeks for my body to fully get back to producing its own Prednisone.  So I am hopeing the by Feb. 14th, (nice Valentine's present for me), to be running hills again, which is 12 weeks away.  I heard on the TV this morning that a new study on arthritis again said the exercise is one of the best things you can do.  I need to get over this running mentality that if I don't run most of my workout that it isn't a quality workout and it really doesn't count.  I have the same mindset with cycling.  I need to get over this because I am really getting fat